Trendio/word stock market

Dear ADS;
I'm usually a lurker, but thought you might want to take a look at this
site which was just pointed out to me by another Times researcher:
Trendio tracks the popularity of words in the news, and you can trade in
them, as in a stock exchange.
http://www.trendio.com/en/index.php
Condi Rice is currently down 27.5% and air crash is up 73.4%
Might be worth a look. You do have to register.
Barclay Walsh
NYT DC Research
ps I used to work with Rudy Abramson (Encyclopedia of Appalachia) at the
Los Angeles Times, and he was a wonderful reporter.
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